God's Love

I am completely floored by how much God loves us.

I constantly think of God’s love in the perspective of my feeble and ignorant mind. My human brain that can’t fathom perfection. My weak flesh that can be tempted into so much. My stained and muddied soul that doesn’t always shy away from sinful behavior.

But when I really stop to think about his love, I’m struck dumb.

God loves us so much that He still created us even though He knew we would break His heart over and over again. He knew of Adam and Eve’s betrayal before He spoke them into being, but He still created them. He knew all the pain we would cause Him.

How can someone know every heartbreak that is yet to come and still go ahead with creation? But He isn’t just a someone, He is God. His love is infinite. His knowledge and power are infinite. His wrath can be infinite.

I can’t even fathom a love that deep and pure. Nothing in this world could ever compare. I don’t even know how to love like that.

God is love.

God knew He would have to sacrifice His pure and holy son to save the retched humankind, but He loved us so much that He did. He sacrificed His son! How many of us could do the same? How many of us would willingly wade into heartache? How many of us would shower mercy and forgiveness on those that have betrayed and hurt us? How many of us would give out so many second chances? How many of us would keep wooing those that slap us in the face with our sin?

No, we definitely don’t love like God loves. Even when we are so filthy with sin, He still declares that we are wonderfully made. He sees beauty and potential in us. We are His children and He loves like no other force imaginable.

Even in the face of such love, we will still run from it. We want to do our own thing, go our own way. We think we know best and we shatter to pieces when our desires lead to our downfall. We are so broken and in need of His vast love.

I will cling desperately to His love even though it is way more than I deserve.